HOW TO DBQ THE DBQ HAS SEVEN DISTINCT MOVING PARTS. USE THE CHART BELOW TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU IN MAY.

1. WRITE A HISTORICALLY DEFENSIBLE CLAIM THAT ANSWERS ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION (THESIS): § KEY PHRASE: HISTORIC. DEFENSIBLE § ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION § ONE (OR MORE) SENTENCES IN THE

INTRODUCTION OR CONCLUSION

TL;DR: MAKE HISTORICALLY DEFENSIBLE CLAIM AT THE BEGINNING OR END OF YOUR ESSAY 2. DEVELOP/SUPPORT A COHESIVE

ARGUMENT: § CARRY YOUR ARGUMENT THROUGHOUT § ILLUSTRATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN

HISTORICAL EVIDENCE o EX. CONTRADICTION, CORROBORATION, QUALIFICATION

TL;DR: MAKE A COMPLEX ARGUMENT THROUGHOUT

3. SUPPORT THESIS BY UTILIZING 6/7 DOCUMENTS: § BACK UP THESIS WITH EVIDENCE

o USE ALL 7 (IN CASE YOU GET ONE WRONG) o DON’T JUST QUOTE OR PARAPHRASE

§ TL;DR: USE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS AS EVIDENCE… DON’T JUST QUOTE OR SUMMARIZE. SUPPORT THESIS! 4. EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOURCE

IN 4/7 DOCUMENTS : § GO BEYOND THE INFO IN THE DOCUMENT § EXPLAIN DOC’S SIGNIFICANCE

o EX. (POV, HIST. CONTEXT, PURPOSE, AUDIENCE)

TL;DR: HOW DOES THE SOURCELINE INFO AFFECT THE DOCUMENT?

5. CONTEXTUALIZE ARGUMENT IN PERSPECTIVE: § PUT YOUR ARGUMENT IN HIST. CONTEXT

o (BROADER HISTORICAL EVENTS, DEVELOPMENTS, PROCESSES)

§ WHAT LARGER FORCES ARE AT WORK? o GO BEYOND THE INFO IN THE DOCUMENTS

§ NEEDS ITS OWN PARAGRAPH TL;DR: FIT YOUR ARGUMENT INTO LARGER PERSPECTIVE 6. SUPPORT ARGUMENT WITH OUTSIDE

EVIDENCE: § REQ’D OUTSIDE INFO/EVIDENCE/EXAMPLE

o MUST BE DIFF THAN OTHER 6 POINTS § MUST EXPLAIN HOW IT SUPPORTS YOUR

ARGUMENT (CAN’T JUST MENTION IT…)

TL;DR: CONNECT OUTSIDE INFO TO YOUR ARGUMENT

7. SYNTHESIZE YOUR ARGUMENT OUTSIDE OF THE QUESTION: § MAKE CONNECTIONS TO A DIFFERENT:

o TIME(ERA), SPACE(GEOG), THEME (POL, SOC, ECON), DISCIPLINE (ART HISTORY, GOVERNMENT)

§ EXPLAIN 1 OF ABOVE BEYOND A MENTION

TL;DR: EXTEND YOUR ARGUMENT BEYOND THE ?

7 THERE ARE SEVEN POSSIBLE POINTS ON THE DBQ: 1. THESIS

2. ARGUMENT

3. UTILIZE THE DOCS

4. SOURCE THE DOCUMENTS

5. CONTEXTUALIZATION

6. OUTSIDE EVIDENCE

7. SYNTHESIZE

HOW THEY WILL SCORE YOUR ESSAY OK, BUT HOW WILL YOU BE SCORED IN JUNE? BELOW IS A SCORING CHART DEVELOPED BY ANTON STRIEGL (ONE OF THE KEY ARCHITECTS OF THE 2017 REDESIGN). YOU WILL BE SCORED USING SOMETHING SIMILAR IN SALT LAKE CITY IN JUNE.

THESIS

ARGUMENT

UTILIZE DOCS

SOURCE

CONTEXT

OUTSIDE

SYNTH

DID YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION?

IS IT HISTORICALLY DEFENSIBLE?

DID YOU ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION?

ONE (OR MORE) SENTENCES?

LOCATED IN INTRO? CONCLUSION?

DID YOU FORM A COHESIVE ARGUMENT?

DID THE ARGUMENT YOU MADE IN YOUR THESIS CARRY THROUGHOUT YOUR ENTIRE ESSAY?

DID YOU EXPLICITLY ILLUSTRATE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG HISTORICAL EVIDENCE?

DID YOU POINT OUT CONTRADICTIONS, CORROBORATIONS, OR QUALIFICATIONS?

AS THEY READ YOUR ESSAY, EVERYTIME YOU UTILIZE A DOCUMENT; THEY WILL CHECK THAT NUMBER.

DID YOU UTILIZE AT LEAST SIX OF THE SEVEN DOCUMENTS?

DID YOU UTILIZE THE CONTENT IN THIS DOCUMENT TO SUPPORT YOUR THESIS/ARGUMENT?

DID YOU GO BEYOND SIMPLE QUOTATION/SUMMARY?

DID YOU EXPLAIN THE DOCUMENT’S SIGNIFICANCE IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS? § A- AUDIENCE § P- POINT OF VIEW § C- CONTEXT § V- POINT OF VIEW

DID YOU PUT ANSWER IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT?

WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS PERIOD THAT MAY BE AFFECTING YOUR THESIS?

DID YOU BRING IN INFORMATION FROM OUTSIDE OF THE QUESTION?

DID YOU USE MANY SENTENCES OR A PARAGR.?

DID YOU BRING SOME INFORMATION OUTSIDE OF WHAT IS PROVIDED IN THE DOCUMENTS?

DID YOU REFERENCE THE OUTSIDE EVIDENCE AND;

EXPLAIN HOW IT SUPPORTS ARGUM.?

DID YOU EXTEND YOUR ARGUMENT TO ANOTHER FIELD?

DID YOU EXPLAIN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN YOUR ARGUMENT AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING? § DIFFERENT

HISTORICAL PERIOD, SITUATION, ERA, OR GEOGRAPHIC AREA

§ DIFFERENT THEME (POLIT, SOCIAL, ECON)

§ DIFFERENT DISCIPLINE OR FIELD OF STUDY (ART, SCIENCE, LITER.)